Databricks releases, every cloud
| Release | Date | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakebase backup schedule API (Beta) Manages automated snapshot cadences and retention. Available to all Lakebase workspaces. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | On GCP, read it on their docs | Unknown on SAP | Sep 22, 2026 |
| Databricks Runtime 19: September 21, 2026 It supports truncate and trim_array functions in SQL and DataFrame APIs. Session environment variables are set using spark.pythonWorkerEnv. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | On GCP, read it on their docs | Unknown on SAP | Sep 21, 2026 |
| Unused OAuth client secrets are automatically deleted after 90 days Deletes unused secrets after 90 days, create new if still needed. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | On GCP, read it on their docs | Unknown on SAP | Sep 16, 2026 |
| Lakebase snapshots API (Beta) Manages point-in-time snapshots of project branches, allowing create, get, list, delete, and restore operations. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | On GCP, read it on their docs | Unknown on SAP | Sep 15, 2026 |
| External secrets in Unity Catalog (Beta) Connects Unity Catalog schema to AWS Secrets Manager, appearing as read-only objects. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Sep 9, 2026 |
| Lakebase now supports PCI-DSS and HITRUST in all AWS regions Requires compliance security profile enabled. Previously limited to us-east-1 region. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Sep 8, 2026 |
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| Compliance security profile will enforce Azure Virtual Network encryption Coming soon Enforces Azure Virtual Network encryption on workspaces starting February 1, 2027. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Sep 3, 2026 |
| Lakebase now available in Azure Japan East region (japaneast) Available in japaneast region, requires Postgres database setup. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Sep 3, 2026 |
| Databricks Runtime 19: September 1, 2026 Auto CDF requires Databricks Runtime 19 or above with row tracking enabled. It makes MERGE and UPDATE operations about 15% faster. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | On GCP, read it on their docs | Unknown on SAP | Sep 1, 2026 |
| Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (09/01) Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements for versions 13.3 to 18.2. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | On GCP, read it on their docs | Unknown on SAP | Sep 1, 2026 |
| Restrict service principal OAuth secrets to specific API scopes Restricts OAuth secrets to specific API scopes like sql or jobs, limiting leaked secret impact. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | On GCP, read it on their docs | Unknown on SAP | Aug 29, 2026 |
| LTAP Direct Writes accelerates synced table loads (Beta) Requires Postgres 17, enabled from Previews page. Writes directly to storage layer. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Aug 25, 2026 |
| Databricks Runtime 19: August 24, 2026 Updates Java to Zulu21.52+15-CA and upgrades Jackson libraries to version 2.22. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | On GCP, read it on their docs | Unknown on SAP | Aug 24, 2026 |
| Genie Code is now available in the Lakebase project UI Lets you run multi-step data and AI tasks with natural language input. Available for all Lakebase projects. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Aug 24, 2026 |
| Postgres minor version updates Updates to 16.15, 17.11, and 18.6, applied on compute restart. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | On GCP, read it on their docs | Unknown on SAP | Aug 24, 2026 |
| Inbound Private Service Connect for performance-intensive services (Beta) Enables private connectivity to services like Zerobus Ingest and Lakebase Autoscaling on Google Cloud. | Not on AWS | Not on Azure | On GCP, read it on their docs | Unknown on SAP | Aug 22, 2026 |
| Lakebase adds compliance security profile standards on Azure Supports ISMAP, IRAP, and UK Cyber Essentials Plus on Azure. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Aug 21, 2026 |
| Lakebase available in four new Azure regions Added to North Central US, France Central, Germany West Central, and East Asia regions. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Aug 18, 2026 |
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| Block or redact sensitive data in requests and responses Detects SSNs, credit cards, and phone numbers using regex and checksums. Requires Enhanced Unity Gateway preview. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | On GCP, read it on their docs | Unknown on SAP | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Cross-workspace access for serverless (Beta) Controls serverless network traffic between workspaces with ingress and egress rules. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | On GCP, read it on their docs | Unknown on SAP | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Custom URL access to workspaces over inbound Private Link (Beta) Uses general_access private endpoint, serves workspaces and account-level resources across regions. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Aug 13, 2026 |
| ABAC GRANT policies now cover Unity Gateway resource types (Beta) Supports model services, model provider services, MCP services, and agent services, allowing tag-based access. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | On GCP, read it on their docs | Unknown on SAP | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Databricks Runtime 19: August 10, 2026 It supports collect_union and evaluates HAVING before window functions. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | On GCP, read it on their docs | Unknown on SAP | Aug 10, 2026 |
| Lakebase now supports PCI-DSS and HITRUST Requires compliance security profile, limited to us-east-1 on AWS. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Aug 10, 2026 |
| READ METADATA privilege is GA Provides read-only visibility into security-sensitive metadata, including privilege grants and ABAC policies. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | On GCP, read it on their docs | Unknown on SAP | Aug 10, 2026 |
| Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (08/04) Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements for versions 13.3 to 18.2. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | On GCP, read it on their docs | Unknown on SAP | Aug 4, 2026 |
| Create a least-privilege Databricks workspace Grants Databricks a narrow set of custom IAM roles instead of broad permissions on Google Cloud. | Not on AWS | Not on Azure | On GCP, read it on their docs | Not on SAP | Jul 27, 2026 |
| Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (07/24) Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements for versions 13.3 to 18.2. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | On GCP, read it on their docs | Not on SAP | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Diagnose and fix Lakebase issues with Genie, using telemetry in Unity Catalog (Beta) Uses Unity Catalog database telemetry and conversation with Genie for troubleshooting. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Databricks Runtime 18 and Databricks Runtime 18 for Machine Learning have transitioned to LTS Receives 3 years of stability and security fixes. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | On GCP, read it on their docs | Not on SAP | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Databricks Runtime 19: July 23, 2026 Enables Arrow-optimized Python UDFs by default, changing type-coercion behavior. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | On GCP, read it on their docs | Not on SAP | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Lakebase now provides a service level agreement (SLA) Commits to monthly uptime percentage for zone-redundant and single-compute endpoints. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Jul 15, 2026 |
| Allowlist partner platform IPs in context-based ingress control (Beta) Supports Power BI, Tableau Cloud, and dbt platform, with automatic IP list updates. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | On GCP, read it on their docs | Not on SAP | Jul 14, 2026 |
| Lakebase is now SOC 2 Type 2 compliant SOC 2 Type 2 compliance covers security and availability controls. Reports are available through account teams. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Jul 14, 2026 |
| Lakebase update notifications now post 3 days in advance Replaces 7-day notice, check project settings for upcoming updates. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | On GCP, read it on their docs | Not on SAP | Jul 10, 2026 |
| Change to default pipeline editor for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled Coming soon Replaces legacy editor, removing it in August. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | On GCP, read it on their docs | Not on SAP | Jul 9, 2026 |
| Configure serverless egress control in Azure China Available in China North 3 region, requires workspace in same region. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Jul 7, 2026 |
| Lakebase now available in AWS Tokyo region (ap-northeast-1) Available in ap-northeast-1, supports Postgres database. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (06/29) Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements for versions 13.3 to 18.2. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | On GCP, read it on their docs | Not on SAP | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Customer-managed VPC will soon be required for classic workspaces Coming soon New classic workspaces will require a customer-managed VPC, replacing Databricks-managed VPC. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Jun 26, 2026 |
- Lakebase backup schedule API (Beta)
Manages automated snapshot cadences and retention. Available to all Lakebase workspaces.
- Databricks Runtime 19: September 21, 2026
It supports truncate and trim_array functions in SQL and DataFrame APIs. Session environment variables are set using spark.pythonWorkerEnv.
- Unused OAuth client secrets are automatically deleted after 90 days
Deletes unused secrets after 90 days, create new if still needed.
- Lakebase snapshots API (Beta)
Manages point-in-time snapshots of project branches, allowing create, get, list, delete, and restore operations.
- External secrets in Unity Catalog (Beta)
Connects Unity Catalog schema to AWS Secrets Manager, appearing as read-only objects.
- Lakebase now supports PCI-DSS and HITRUST in all AWS regions
Requires compliance security profile enabled. Previously limited to us-east-1 region.
- Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs
- Compliance security profile will enforce Azure Virtual Network encryption Coming soon
Enforces Azure Virtual Network encryption on workspaces starting February 1, 2027.
- Lakebase now available in Azure Japan East region (japaneast)
Available in japaneast region, requires Postgres database setup.
- Databricks Runtime 19: September 1, 2026
Auto CDF requires Databricks Runtime 19 or above with row tracking enabled. It makes MERGE and UPDATE operations about 15% faster.
- Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (09/01)
Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements for versions 13.3 to 18.2.
- Restrict service principal OAuth secrets to specific API scopes
Restricts OAuth secrets to specific API scopes like sql or jobs, limiting leaked secret impact.
- LTAP Direct Writes accelerates synced table loads (Beta)
Requires Postgres 17, enabled from Previews page. Writes directly to storage layer.
- Databricks Runtime 19: August 24, 2026
Updates Java to Zulu21.52+15-CA and upgrades Jackson libraries to version 2.22.
- Genie Code is now available in the Lakebase project UI
Lets you run multi-step data and AI tasks with natural language input. Available for all Lakebase projects.
- Postgres minor version updates
Updates to 16.15, 17.11, and 18.6, applied on compute restart.
- Inbound Private Service Connect for performance-intensive services (Beta)
Enables private connectivity to services like Zerobus Ingest and Lakebase Autoscaling on Google Cloud.
- Lakebase adds compliance security profile standards on Azure
Supports ISMAP, IRAP, and UK Cyber Essentials Plus on Azure.
- Lakebase available in four new Azure regions
Added to North Central US, France Central, Germany West Central, and East Asia regions.
- Get this table by email. One Monday mail covering the week, filtered to the clouds and products you run. Weekly digest
- Block or redact sensitive data in requests and responses
Detects SSNs, credit cards, and phone numbers using regex and checksums. Requires Enhanced Unity Gateway preview.
- Cross-workspace access for serverless (Beta)
Controls serverless network traffic between workspaces with ingress and egress rules.
- Custom URL access to workspaces over inbound Private Link (Beta)
Uses general_access private endpoint, serves workspaces and account-level resources across regions.
- ABAC GRANT policies now cover Unity Gateway resource types (Beta)
Supports model services, model provider services, MCP services, and agent services, allowing tag-based access.
- Databricks Runtime 19: August 10, 2026
It supports collect_union and evaluates HAVING before window functions.
- Lakebase now supports PCI-DSS and HITRUST
Requires compliance security profile, limited to us-east-1 on AWS.
- READ METADATA privilege is GA
Provides read-only visibility into security-sensitive metadata, including privilege grants and ABAC policies.
- Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (08/04)
Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements for versions 13.3 to 18.2.
- Create a least-privilege Databricks workspace
Grants Databricks a narrow set of custom IAM roles instead of broad permissions on Google Cloud.
- Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (07/24)
Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements for versions 13.3 to 18.2.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Diagnose and fix Lakebase issues with Genie, using telemetry in Unity Catalog (Beta)
Uses Unity Catalog database telemetry and conversation with Genie for troubleshooting.
- Databricks Runtime 18 and Databricks Runtime 18 for Machine Learning have transitioned to LTS
Receives 3 years of stability and security fixes.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Databricks Runtime 19: July 23, 2026
Enables Arrow-optimized Python UDFs by default, changing type-coercion behavior.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Lakebase now provides a service level agreement (SLA)
Commits to monthly uptime percentage for zone-redundant and single-compute endpoints.
- Allowlist partner platform IPs in context-based ingress control (Beta)
Supports Power BI, Tableau Cloud, and dbt platform, with automatic IP list updates.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Lakebase is now SOC 2 Type 2 compliant
SOC 2 Type 2 compliance covers security and availability controls. Reports are available through account teams.
- Lakebase update notifications now post 3 days in advance
Replaces 7-day notice, check project settings for upcoming updates.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Change to default pipeline editor for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled Coming soon
Replaces legacy editor, removing it in August.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Configure serverless egress control in Azure China
Available in China North 3 region, requires workspace in same region.
- Lakebase now available in AWS Tokyo region (ap-northeast-1)
Available in ap-northeast-1, supports Postgres database.
- Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (06/29)
Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements for versions 13.3 to 18.2.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Customer-managed VPC will soon be required for classic workspaces Coming soon
New classic workspaces will require a customer-managed VPC, replacing Databricks-managed VPC.
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